Don’t treat us like an access service provider: RailTel to SC; files petition seeking exclusion

RailTel, the Indian Railways’ public sector unit, has filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking exclusion from the decision that requires telecom service providers to pay a higher amount as revenue share.

RailTel maintained in the petition that the company is limited to providing Internet service and national long distance services, and it is not a telecom access service provider (like Bharti Airtel, or Vodafone Idea).

“We have filed a modification/clarification request in the Supreme Court regarding the order dated October 24, 2019, on AGR as the order is only for access service provider and not for those holding Internet service and national long-distance licences,” according to a RailTel petition.